Prefix / Postfix Direction Modifier
How does this small attached element change the event?
意味
A prefix, suffix, particle-like attachment, or verbal satellite that changes direction, completion, repetition, intensity, reversibility, or lexical meaning.
見分け方
Look for small attached pieces that transform the verb's meaning.
例
re-|un-|out-|up|-ize|-en
go out|write down|rebuild|open up
She wrote down the address.
Visual guide
Base verb = event build / do / write Add small piece: re- → again un- → reverse down → result/path Piece changes event
Where the modifier sits: Before: re- + build After: base + -ize/-en Separate: write + down Path word: go + out Ask: attached or free?
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
Japanese uses prefixes, suffixes, compounds and auxiliary-like verb endings to modify meaning.
住所を書き直した。
I rewrote the address.
学習言語では
English uses prefixes, suffixes, and especially phrasal particles to modify meaning.
She looked up the word.
up changes the verb meaning
Phrasal verbs are difficult because meanings are often idiomatic and particles may move.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.